Company

C.S.B HUNTSMAN BOATS (N.Z) LTD
C.S.B Huntsman Boats have earned a superior reputation for their excellent rough water handling abilities, dry, smooth and quiet ride, ability to get on the plane smoothly and effortlessly (resulting in less horsepower required for comparable performance to other designs). C.S.B Huntsman lead the industry in design with their attractive flowing lines, up to date modern appearance and innovative unique features. The fine attention to detail makes them a market leader in presentation and results in a notably superior finish.

Canterbury Superior Boats, (C.S.B), was formed in 1992 by Geoff Robinson, initially operating part time producing Stingray Ski Boats and offering a unique fiberglass repair service specializing in gelcoat repairs. In late 1992 design work began on the first of the Huntsman Designs and in August 1993 the Huntsman 525 Executive cuddy cabin hit the water. The expectations of the performance of this hull were well exceeded and the result was a customer demand that couldn't be met with a part time company.

In 1994 C.S.B commenced full time production and started to set up their currently very successful and very loyal retail chain. The goal was to select a unique group of retailers committed to customer satisfaction, who believed in the product they were selling and today the success of C.S.B Huntsman is attributed to their commitment and vision of success.

The development work began for the future designs and in 1995 the C.S.B Huntsman 525 Sport was released, followed by the Series 6000, the 5.5m Dorado, the new 6.5m C.S.B Huntsman Crusader, and the Generation 2 Dorado.

In 1998 Wayne Guthrie (former sales manager for Hart Marine in Whakatane) joined the company as co-owner and a Director. Wayne brought with him the skills and ability to focus on a customers point of view and greatly added to the companies strengths in providing and developing products to meet customer expectations and satisfaction.

At that time the company name was changed to C.S.B Huntsman Boats (N.Z) Ltd, and today they are regarded as a leading manufacturer of high quality family powerboats.

Situate in their Bromley factory in Christchurch, C.S.B Huntsman Boats are constantly striving to improve their product range with innovative and new ideas and are currently planning to expand their sales into international Markets.